Chapter 10

Dirty Little Secret

"Banjo you can't leave in your condition." Bottles said as he scurried behind the bear who was filling his blue backpack up with supplies.

"Well that's to frickin' bad. We're going." Banjo said as he put a small jar of honey into his bag.

"You just came through several days ago though! You don't even know where you are going." Bottles said. He was beginning to sound like he was going to break into tears.

"We know that Klungo is somewhere in Spiral Mountain or the Isle O' Hags." Banjo said.

"Or Grunty's Lair." Kazooie added in.

"We have three good guesstimates to go by. We'll be fine." Banjo assured the mole.

"You say that, but you know it is a lie!" Bottles screamed.

"It doesn't matter! Knowing Klungo he is probably right outside the door waiting for his ass whooping!" Kazooie said.

"We're going no matter what. Hell, I'll kick your ass right now, just so we can leave." Banjo said putting his fists up.

"Fine go. Just go." Bottles said.

"We will." Banjo responded as he and Kazooie trotted out the door. The sky was clear and the sun shone down on the duo. Spiral Mountain still showed some damage from when Grunty's sisters freed her of the small, makeshift tomb that she was in.

"Well, where should we start?" Banjo asked Kazooie

"I think we should check the Lair first." Kazooie responded. "Then check the rest of the Isle, and finally we'll come back here."

"Sounds good." Banjo said nodding his head in agreement the whole time. The two ran off in the direction of the mountain leading to Grunty's Lair. They ran up the path and abruptly stopped.

"We forgot to rebuild the bridge!" Kazooie said.

"Oh well. Get in the pack Kazooie. I have a plan." Banjo said. Kazooie jumped into the blue backpack. Banjo then proceeded to dive off the mountain into the moat below. He swam onto the shore near where the fallen bridge was.

"You could have told me we were going for a swim." Kazooie said.

"Sorry, but I didn't want to take the time to run down the mountain, when i could just jump into the water. Get back in so i can climb this." Banjo said as he thrusted Kazooie back into the backpack. He then climbed up the fallen bridge to the mouth shaped opening of the lair. Kazooie hopped back out of the backpack when Banjo entered the lair. It was as dark as ever. But there was something different. It was cleaner. It was still dusty and had moss growing everywhere, but it was still different. Then they noticed it. The entrance to Mumbo's Mountain and the way to the heart of the lair was now opened.

"Someone has been working here." Said Kazooie, looking at the somewhat restored lair.

"Klungo must have been pretty busy." Banjo remarked as he looked into the hole where Gruntilda's picture use to be.

"A lot of work." Said a mysterious yet familiar voice. The two turned around in circles looking for the one who had spoken to them. "I'm up here, idiots." Said the voice. Banjo and Kazooie looked up to where they discovered their first jiggy to see Cheato. "Good to see you two."

"Wish we could say the same about him" Kazooie whispered to Banjo.

"Kazooie! Don't be such a bitch!" Banjo yelled.

"What are you two doing in the here?" Asked Cheato.

"We are on a quest for the holy grail!" Kazooie randomly said. Banjo and Cheato looked at her awkwardly. "I'll shut up now."

"We're looking for Klungo. Do you know where or what he is doing?"

"Oh yes the green moron that talks like thisssss. He's been excavating the lair and going to the Isle O' Hags as far as I know. I've seen him with several odd things recently though."

"Like what?"

"Well, he's brought back large amounts of beer, but that can't be anything that would interest you. Several ancient artifacts, some jelly like substance, and some heavy machinery. He said he was building something."

"Did he mention anything about us?"

"He said he got rid of you two. He mentioned these two guests that he had recently. They kind of reminded me of you two. A bear and a bird."

"What did they look like?" Banjo asked. He started to feel something in the pit of his stomach.

"The bear was white and had long claws. He looked a little younger then you. And the bird was on fire. It scared me."

"Were they named Pryce and Adar?"

"I believe so. I was only briefly introduced to the two. Fortunately I was able to get a friend to listen in on the conversation that they had. It was about you. Something about ridding the world of you two, and a large amount of money. If I am thinking right, they would be referred to as 'bounty hunters'."